Hair-waving device



March 13, 1928. T882530 N. PRlVlTERA HAIR WAVING DEVICE Filed Noy. 19,1927 v j) I 1/ ))))H)/)))/ W mm m Patented Mar. 13, 1928.

UNITED STATES NUNZIO ZPRIVITERA OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

HAIR-WAVING DEVICE.

Application filed November 19, 1927. Serial No. 234,455.

My invention relates to improvements in hair waving devices, and theobject of the invention is to devise a simple device which may bereadily used in the home and which will not be costly to manufacture andeasily manipulated, and it consists essentially of a hair supportingmember having a comb por tion extending from one end adapted to beinserted in the hair adjacent the roots thereof so that the portion ofthe hair to be waved will lie upon the supporting member, and means forholding and retaining the hair in its waved posit-ion until set ashereinafter more articular-1y explained by the following specifi cation.I

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device used for marcel waving.

Figs. 2 and 3 are the members of my device shown in Fig. 1 separatedapart.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the device as applied to water waving.

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional View through Fig. 1.

In the drawing like characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin each figure.

1 indicates the hair supporting member which is provided on its upperface with oppositely directed transverse grooves 2 and 3 arranged toform a wavy or serpentine ridge therebetween extending adjacent one endof the member to adjacent the opposite end. The upper end of the memberis formed by a comb portion 4, the prongs of which extend longitudinallyof the member, the comb portion being connected by small connectingportions 1 at each end of the comb to the body of the member 1, whichportions may be of heat non-conducting material so that when the member1 is heated up the heat will. not travel into the comb and burn the headof the user.

The under face of the member 1 is chambered out as indicated at Sand isprovided with a cover plate 6. lVithin the chamber is a heating element7 connected at its ends to the terminals 8 and 9.

10 is a cover plate which corresponds substantially to the shape of theupper surface of the supporting plate 1 so that when one plate is fittedover the other it grips the hair to be waved therebetween so as to giveit a wavy eifect, the members 1 and 10 being clamped together atsuitable points by clips 11 and 12 arranged at any desired point andwhich may be of any desired construction. The hair passing through thecomb may also be clipped to the comb by a similarly constructed clip 13.

\Vhen it is desired to wave the hair all that is necessary to do is tomoisten the hair' with a suitable waving fluid, gather a portion of thehair together insert the comb portion 4 into the hair as indicated inFig. 5, pass the hair over the surface of the supporting plate 1 andthen place the cover plate in position securing the same by clips 11 and12. The device is then connected by the terminals 8 and 9 to an electriccircuit, the device being heated by the elements 7 so that the hair isbaked in the usual way and the wave set therein.

If it is desired to water wave the hair I employ a modification of mydevice as indicated in Fig. 4 which consists of a supporting membersubstantially in the same shape as that indicated in Fig. 3 with theexception. that the prongs of the comb instead of being only at theupper end of the plate extend through the body of the plate adjacent toits opposite enc. The hair is moistened by a suitable waving fluid andthe comb inserted therein, the hair lying upon the upper surface of thecomb and being clipped thereon by any suitable clips or other means,such as elastic bands which will retain the hair in position when wavedso as to set as the fluid drys.

If desired the member 2 may be utilized for producing a water wave, thatis to say,

the hair is laid in position upon the top of this member and the heatingelement attached so as to produce a drying heat which will dry out thehair in the wave form Without applying the cover member 10. By thismeans the extensive time required for dry ing out the hair normally iseliminated and the water waving operation completed in a short space oftime.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A hair waving device comprising ahair supporting member having a comb at the upper end adapted to-engagethe roots or the hair, and means in the supporting member for holdingthe hair so that it will lie in alternate directions throughout itslength to form a wave.

2. A hair Waving device comprisingahair hair in the arranged positionand a comb at one end of the plate to engage the hair at the roots.

3. A hair waving device comprisinga hair supporting member in the formof a plate provided with transverse grooves through which the hair ispassed alternately in opposite directions, means for holding the hair inthe arranged position, and a heating element incorporated in thestructure For dr ving the hair and a comb atone end of the plate toengage the hair at the roots.

4-. A hair waving device comprising a hair supporting member formed withtransverse grooves through which the hair is passed alternately inopposite directions, a cover plate correspondingly formed to hold thehair in position within the grooves, means for securing the hairsupporting member and cover plate together, and a heating elementincorporated in the structure for drying the hair and a comb at one endof the plate to engage the hair at the roots.

A hair waving deviee comprising a hair supporting member having a combat the upper end adapted to engage the roots of hair, and means forholding the hair so that it will lie in alternate dirta-tions from endto end of the portion to be raved against one fare of the hairsnpportin; member.

